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Does the body of a direct proof show that the assumption leads to a contradiction?
False
What is a basic assumption that is accepted without proof?
A postulate.
What word means to assume without proof?
Assumption
If one were trying to prove that an angle is right by indirect proof what should the initial assumption be?
The initial assumption is "that it is NOT a right angle"
How does an indirect proof differ from a regular proof?
Given a proposition X, a regular proof known facts and logical arguments to show that X must be true. For an indirect proof, you assume that the negation of X is true. You then use known facts and logical arguments to show that this leads to a contradiction. The conclusion then is that the assumption about ~X being true is false and that is equivalent to showing that X is true.
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